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1) The giver
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
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Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
2) The Giver
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The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
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"Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient...
4) Bread Givers
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The acclaimed novel of Jewish immigrant life on New York City's Lower East Side from the literary phenomenon known as the "Cinderella of the Tenements."
It is Manhattan in the 1920s, and the Polish American Smolinsky family struggles to survive in their home on Hester Street. At ten years old, Sara, the youngest daughter, is keenly aware of the family's precarious financial situation. With food scarce, her unemployed and domineering father,...
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He claims God gave him the gift to read troubled souls. Will he be able to read hers?Special Agent Kari Wheeler refuses to accept the hero label, even after receiving the FBI and the City of Philadelphia's Medal of Bravery. She just wants to get back to work. Her new case has her investigating Cuthbert "Cuddy" Mullins, a self-described do-gooder who says he is changing the world for the glory of God. He's accused of running the largest charity Ponzi...
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Bestselling author Bruce Wilkinson shows how to identify and overcome the obstacles that keep millions from living the life they were created for. He begins with a compelling modern-day parable about Ordinary, who dares to leave the Land of Familiar to pursue his Big Dream. With the help of the Dream Giver, Ordinary begins the hardest and most rewarding journey of his life. Wilkinson gives readers practical, biblical keys to fulfilling their own dream,...
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Get the Summary of Bob Burg & John David Mann's The Go-Giver in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: You will also discover : that the strength of a collective is the people in it, not the leader; that a good leader does not impose his authority, but invites others to progress and strive for excellence; that leadership is exercised on the ground, close to the individuals, with dedication and...
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Summary of Bob Burg & John David Mann's The Go-Giver is an allegorical narrative that argues that individuals and businesses alike can prosper by practicing generosity. The book follows the fictional journey of an ambitious but underperforming employee, Joe, who turns to a wise and wealthy man for career advice when he realizes that he's in danger of not meeting his company's quarterly quota...
10) The giver
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The story centers on Jonas, a young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 One day, a Nobody named Ordinary woke up with a nagging feeling that something was missing from his life. He was made to be a somebody and destined to achieve great things, but he was never happy. He eventually realized that he would never be happy unless he could pursue his Big Dream.
#2 One evening, Ordinary went to visit his parents. He told them about his big...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Jackson was waiting to meet with the head of his company's contract manufacturer. He was nervous, and had rehearsed what he was going to say, but when he met with Mirabel at the reception desk, she said, Quite the entrepreneur. He wasn't sure how to respond to that.
#2 When they gave him the contract, they would be carrying him. He wanted to reach more animals with...
14) Life Giver
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Fighting against fate, a wielder of magic seeks balance as he is bestowed unbridled power - and an inescapable destiny. After killing his father and attempting to evade his calling as a magician and protector of the realm, Yeolani disappears deep into the forest. But when he is granted limitless power and irreverently refuses to master it, unintended havoc - and intervening fairies - drive him toward a more purposeful path. The third book in the riveting...
15) Indian Giver
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These poems tell harsh truths of hopelessness and genocide. The confusion of children whose religion is forbidden; the ironic poverty of a lottery winner; an alternate American history in which Columbus turns and sails away—in deceptively simple language, we hear the protest of survivors. "'Indian' is not a derogatory word. It's what we call ourselves."
16) The Giver
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The Giver (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Lois Lowry
Making the reading experience fun!
When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...
17) The Giver
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Based on the beloved young adult novel. A young man (Brenton Thwaites), who lives in a seemingly ideal world, must escape after discovering the deadly truths of his community’s secret past.
18) Fortune Giver
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This paranormal tale heats up when Seattle psychic life coach Rogue Hunter reads infamous playboy Jack Knight, uncovering his dormant power, entangling them and a persistent ghost into the path of a serial killer. Thrills arise when Rogue enlists super-hot yet skeptical and emotionally unavailable Detective Falco for help. They partner up in more ways than one to out the killer before they become his next victims. Will Rogue be fortunate to find love...
19) Bread Givers
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Bread Givers (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Anzia Yezierska
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.
Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis
explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...
20) Wish Givers
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Reva's clan, the Mauli, tattoo wishes into reality. Once revered, the Mauli now live in hiding, with a precious few imprisoned beneath the Ali'i's pink palace. Burning for justice, Reva strides into the capital city, announces herself a wish giver, and allows herself to be bound. She knows the only way to save herself and her people is to grant her greatest enemy his every wish. Already outcast by her skill and arrogance, Reva feels she has nothing...
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